“Significant work” is needed to guard against such a split in society, he said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Redistribution must be at the core of government policies to avoid the risk of the country being divided into two – one Singapore for the highest earners, and another for the majority of Singaporeans where social mobility is hard to come by, said Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh.
He described the first Singapore as connected to the world as a hub economy, where high salaries and opportunities abound. “Today, the prospect of upgrading to a condominium or a landed property, unlike in decades past, is not as realistic for HDB home owners. Buying a car is an out-of-reach luxury for most people, unlike in many other countries,” he said.
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